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Prenatal stress and epigenetics.
Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews - 1 Oct 2020
Cao-Lei L, de Rooij S R, King S, Matthews S G, Metz G A S, Roseboom T J, Szyf M
Abstract excerpt
In utero exposure to environmental stress in both animals and humans could result in long-term epigenome alterations which further lead to consequences for adaptation and development in the offspring. Epigenetics, especially DNA methylation, is considered one of the most widely studied and well-characterized mechanisms involved in the long-lasting effects of in utero stress exposure. In this review, we outlined...
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